Du

proper noun Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [zu˧˧]Huế [jʊw˧˧]Saigon [jʊw˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

dulevelngang

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

Chinese characters: 攸

Meanings of Du in English

Proper noun

a unisex given name from Chinese

Words with Du

du lịch du học du hành du côn du di du dương du khách du kích du mục du nhập du thuyết du thuyền du đãng

Example sentences with Du

Tom là người du cư. Tom is a nomad.
Niềm vui của tình yêu thì phu du; còn hối tiếc thì đời đời. Love's pleasure is ephemeral; regret eternal.
Cái này sẽ là một kỷ niệm tốt của cuộc du ngoạn xung quanh nước Mỹ. This will be a good souvenir of my trip around the United States.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce Du?

IPA: Hanoi [zu˧˧]; Saigon [jʊw˧˧]. Tones: du — level tone (ngang).

Is Du a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. Du is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 攸.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.